Hatpin



J. B. F IT,ZPATRICK.

HATPIN.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 8. 1921.

1,400,147, Patented Dec. 13, 192 1.

ATTOE/VE) ZUNITED STATES- JOHN B. FITZIATBIOK, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

HATPIN.

Application filed April 8,

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, J OHN B. FrrzPA'rRIoK, a citizen of the United States, residing at New York city, borough of Manhattan, in the county and State of New York, have invented a certain new and useful Hatpin, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to hat pins and the object of the invention is to provide a hat pin of variable length, whereby it is adapted for use with hats of difierent sizes, without exposing unsightly and dangerous points when worn in conjunction with hats of the smaller sizes.

Another object of the invention is to provide a hat pin 7 construction, wherein the point of the pin will be housed and concealed within a guard carried by the hat;

It has been heretofore suggested to provide detachable guards for hat pins and after a relatively long pin had been thrust through the crown of the hat, the guard was adapted to he slipped over the po1nt of the pin and frictionally held in place thereon.

for the purpose of protecting persons other than the wearer from injury by the projecting point of'suoh a pin. In all of these prior devices," however, the guard over the point of such pin has been supported directly upon the pin and it has been found in practlce that guards so supported either eventually become lost or the wearer tires of adjusting thefguard each time the hat 1s donned and discontinues the use of the same. For these reasons, hat pin guards of the character specified have not gone into extensive use.

In carrying out the present invention, a

' hat pin guard is mounted in a relatively permanent manner directly upon the crown of the hat, so that it cannot become lost nor can the wearer forget to apply the guard and employ the pin in a manner in which the point thereof is exposed.

Another object of this invention is to provide means whereby the pin may be locked in position after it has been operatively associated with the'hat, whereby it is maintained against loss or displacement until manually removed.

A further object of the invention is to provide means associated with a hat whereby the pin may be brought into cooperative rel tion therewith without unduly marring Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 13, 1921.

1921. Serial No. 459,686.

the hat. It is the usual practice for ladies to thrust the hat pin through different portions of the hat each time the pin is inserted, so that after a relatively short time, a number of unsightly perforations or holes are visible, which necessitate the discarding of the hat. When the present invention is employed, this damage to a hat is entirely overcome.

Features of the invention, other than those adverted to will be apparent from the hereinafter description and claims, when read in con unct1on with the accompanying drawings.

The accompanying drawings illustrate one practical embodiment of the invention, but the construction therein shown is to be understood as illustrative, only, and not as defining the limits of the invention.

Figure 1 is a central section through a hat showing a hat pin embodying the present invention associated therewith.

Fig. 2 is a central section of the hat guard means adapted to be associated with the point of the pin; and,

Fig. 3 illustrates, partly in section and partly in elevation, the head of the pin and the means wherebythe same may be locked in osition relative to the hat.

eferring to the drawings, 1 designates a hat and 2 denotes the hat p1n generally. As shown, the pin is in two parts 3 and 4, which are adapted to telescope into one another. That is to say, the part 4 is made tubular and and the part 3 telescoped into the part 4, as clearly shown in Fig. 1.

In practice, the parts are so associated that they will have a relative sliding fit, with sufiicient friction to maintain them in any adjustment into which they may be brought. The exterior end of the part 3 is pointed as at 5 to enable it to readily pass throu h the hair, while the inner end of the tuliular part 4 is tapered as at 6 for the same purpose. The other end of the tubular part is provided with any suitable form of head 7, which, in practice, is preferably of ornamental character.

By construction a hat pin as described of two telescoping parts, the same is adapted for use with hats of different crown sizes, it being manifest that the length of the pin may be re lated by exposing a greater or lesser portlon of the part 3, beyond the end of the tubular p rt t A P3 this chan tubular shank ter may be employed in the manner usual in hat pin usage, but in the preferred form of the invention, means is associated with the hat to protect the point of the pin and also to lock the pin in position, while the'hat is being worn.

The pin retaining means is clearly shown in Fig. 3 of the drawings as embodying a retainer '8. This retainer 8 may be'iorme'd of sheet metal and is provided .with a cupped portion 9 and an exteriorly threaded 10. .In associating the re tainer with a-hat, the crown of the hat is perforated, 'so as to permit the threaded shank 10 to extend through the Wall ofthe crown and the lock nut 11 is thereafter screwed upon I the. threaded shankinteriorly ofthe'crown for the purpose of rigidlysecause the pins formed in one vpiece V a Fig. 2 of. the drawings the pin curing the retainer thereto. The interior bore of the shanklO .is madeof a size tov permit of the passage of the tubulariportion a of the hat pin therethrough,while the cupped portion 9 is constructed of such size as to receive a boss 12, formed at the base of the head 7. This boss is provided with a projection 13 and the interior of the cup portion 9 is provided with a helical groove 14, so that after the hat pin has been passed through the shank 10, the projection 13 may be brought into engagement with the slot 1 1, and the head 7, thereupon rotated to projection 13 to traverse the-slot and thereby lock the hat pin in position.

The hat pin will manifestly be retained in such position until the head 7 is rotated in a retrograde direction to disengage the projection 13 from the slot 14: and permit of the-removal of the pin.

I am aware that retaining means of the character specified may be employed with hat pins of the usual construction, 2'. 6., hat and without the eXtendable. feature described and, accordingly, the present invention, so far as the retainer is concerned, is notrestricted for use with an'extendible pin.

point protecting means, which in practlce, is mounted on the opposite side of the crown .from that occupied by the retainer. The protector embodies an exteriorly threaded shank 15, provided at one end with a flared month 16 and in-associating the protector with the crown, the crown .is perforated so that the shank 15 may be passed through the wall of the crown from the inside thereof and receive alock nut 17 exteriorly of the crown. The lock nut 17 may conveniently be made hollow, and, in practice, is .preferablyornamental in character-and of substantially the same size and configuration .as the head 7 r of thehat pin, so that when thehead 7 of the'pinoc'cupies a position-on one 'side ofthe the enlarged head ll." 8 .o f.i-thel=lockhut associated with" the tion with the clearly illustrates 'tln'eade'dshank 15-and thethreaded shank 10 are mounted in substantial alinement, so

" that a pin thrust through the threaded shank 10v may extend through the hair of the wearerand' project into the threaded-shank 15. In this manner, the hat pin is firmly hat, while the point or" the pin is housed] within the protector inconcealed position, wherein-it cando'no damage.

The present invention maybe readilyassociated with hats'of any kind, and the-collapsible feature of the pin enables the length of the pinto be regulatedffor;cooperation with hats of any size withinv wide limits. I am aware; however, thatthegprotecting means of this invention'may'be employed to advantage with pins. of the conventional type, and,.accordingly, the present invention, so asthe'protector is-concerned 1s not lnnlted to employment wlth retaining means or pin construction of thecharacter shown in the drawings.

It has heretofore been noted that the,

shank 15.is provided with a flared mouth 16. This feature facilitates the bringing of the-point of the pin into cooperative relation with the protector, and, in practice, this flaring mouth may be made of any -de sired size, so thattime need, not be lost in bringinglthe point of' the pininto cooperaprotecting means. The outer periphery of the flared-mouth ispr eferably 7' rolled or beadediover smooth surface, which I It will be apparent from the foregoing description otthe invention that the same embodies many novel features of construction, some of which may be employed to advantage without necessarily employing an; Accordingly, the :present --invention is to be --understood asnot; restricted to the complete preferred embodiment shown in the ,drawings, but is 7 broadly/novel as is commensurate withthe appended claims. r 1 Having thus fully described the invention, what I claim -as new and. desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A construction of the character de scribed embodying a hat pin comprising a pluralityof smooth telescopingsections provided with smooth uninterruptedcylindrical eXteriors,'and having africtional sliding fit with one another, t permitting of adjustment of the length or" the pin, and the innersection beingof such 'length that it will at all times project beyond the-outer-section.

2. construction of the ,character desons to provide a will'not catch the se i e l' m edzv 1sa ,p n comprising 5 2 {to be construed as tubular section having a smooth, uninterrupted, interior, cylindrical bore, and exteriorly tapered at one end, a head fixed on the opposite end of said section, and a ointed solid shank provided with a smooth surface and telescoping with a frictional sliding fit into the tapered end of the tubular section, whereby the length of the hat pin can be changed at will, said solid shank being of such length that its pointed end will at all times project beyond the tapered end of the tubular section.

3. A construction of the character described embodying a protector adapted to be mounted ona hat and provided interiorly with a smooth walled chamber openin into the interior of the hat and closed to t e exterior of the hat, a hat pin provided with a smooth tapering point adapted to be passed through the opposite side of the hat and the point of the pin brought into a position to extend into and be housed in concealed and protected position within the chamber of the protector, and means independent of the protector, and cooperating with the pin and hat for locking the pin against withdrawal.

4. A hat pin point protector embodying means mounted on and supported by the hat and provided with a smooth-walled chamber closed exteriorly of the hat and opened interiorly thereof, said chamber being adapted to receive and inclose the point of a smooth tapering pointed pin passed through the opposite side of the hat, whereby the smooth pin point is received and housed within the chamber in a fully concealed and protected position.

5. Hat pin retaining means embodying a threaded shank provided at one end with a socket having a helical channel and adapted to be passed through an aperture in a hat, and a lock nut, screwed onto the shank from the interior of the hat to secure the shank in position on the hat, in combination with a hat pin adapted to be passed through the threaded shank and provided with a projection to engage the channel of the socket whereupon rotation of the pin causes the projection to traverse the helical channel and clamp the pin against withdrawal from the retainer.

6. An assembly of the character described embodying a chambered pin point protector adapted to be secured at one side of a hat and provided with a smooth interior, a hat pin retainer adapted to be secured to the other side of the hat, and a hat pin embodying a plurality of telescoping sections having smooth coacting surfaces and adapted to be passed through the retainer and project into the interior of the protector, in combination with locking means associated with the retainer and the pin for locking the pin against inadvertent displacement.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to the foregoing specification.

JOHN B. FITZPATRIOK. 

